Recreational cannabis bill heads to governor s desk
The bill passed the legislature late Wednesday Share Updated: 9:23 PM MDT Mar 31, 2021 By Jaden Torres
The bill passed the legislature late Wednesday Share Updated: 9:23 PM MDT Mar 31, 2021
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Show Transcript MONEY IS SPENT. WE’VE BEEN TRACKING THE PROGRESS ON THE BILL, THAT WOULD MAKE RECREATIONAL CANNABIS LEGAL IN NEW MEXICO. SHELLY: ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER BRANDON EVANS IS LIVE AT THE ROUNDHOUSE IN SANTA FE. BRANDON, WHAT’S THE LATEST THERE? BRANDON: AS YOU MENTIONED, IT DID PASS THE HOUSE. IT IS NOW BEING DEBATED ON THE SENATE FLOOR. MORE ON THAT, FIRST, HERE’S A BREAKDOWN OF THE KINDS OF CANNABIS AND HOW MUCH OF EACH ONE YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO LEGALLY PURCHASE OF HAVE IN YOUR POSSESSION. HOUSE BILL 2 ON RECREATIONAL CANNABIS SAYS THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF CANNABIS YOU CAN HAVE ON YOU IS TWO OUNCES. 16 GRAMS FOR CANNABIS EXTRACT. AND 800 MILLIGRAMS OF EDIBLE CANNABIS. TO G
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 24: Rep. Deb Haaland (D-NM), nominee for Secretary of the Interior, testifies at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee February 24, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
The U.S. Senate voted to confirm Deb Haaland as Secretary of the Interior on a 51-40
vote Monday afternoon.
With the vote, Haaland, an enrolled member of the Laguna Pueblo, became the first Native American cabinet-level official in U.S. history and put her in charge of a sprawling department with key interactions with sovereign tribal governments. The Interior Department is the parent agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- New Mexico will not be following Texas lead. State officials said the mask mandate will continue, and reopenings will be based on the Red to Green Framework for reopening.
The New Mexico Department of Health insists science will guide decisions.
Matt Bieber, director of communications for the New Mexico Department of Health, said Texas could impact other states. This isn t a decision that states really get to make in isolation. Obviously they have the authority to do so. But it s really best when they can consider the fates of their neighbors, and we are obviously concerned that this will have an impact on case rates and worse here in our state, Bieber said.
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